Cloth fabric



S. F. SWANTEES.

CLOTH FABRIC. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 24, 1919.

Patented May 25, 1920.

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I ATTORNEY SAMUEL F. SWANTEES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CLOTH FABRIC.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May as, 1920.

Application filed February 24, 1919, Serial No. 278,761.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. SWANTEES, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cotton Fabrics, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention pertains to a new manufacture in the way of fabrics for clothing, and has for its prime object the production of a cellular elastic fabric which will as a result of the mode of construction, embody air cells and spaces uniformly disposed throughout the fabric and which air cells will add to the warmth of the fabric by imposing non-conducting air spaces or cushions between the inner and outer surfaces of said fabric.

A resulting advantage of this mode of construction is a uniform elasticity of the fabric in all directions, and another resulting advantage is the comparative cheapness of construction of the fabric and its lightness of weight, while at the same time yielding an equal or greater degree of warmth than a heavier fabric as ordinarily constructed.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a superficial view of such a fabric as contemplated by my invention;

Fig. 2, a view of the fabric with one of the outer surfaces removed;

Fig. 3, a sectional or edge view of the fabric;

Fig. 4 is a superficial view of one of the layers of material out of which the completed fabric is constructed;

Fig. 5 shows a method of securing the layers together by sewing.

neferring more particularly to the drawings as preferably constructed my cellular fabric is made up of two or more layers as presented at 1 and 2 of ribbed material 3, the ribs or wales 4 of which are more or less pronounced. These layers 1 and 2, or more, are superimposed one over the other, and so that the Wales 4 of one layer will run more or less transversely to the wales 4: of the adjacent layer. By this construction elongated air spaces or cells 5 are formed and uniformly interspersed throughout the composite fabric. These air cells will conduce to the warmth as well as to the lightness of any garment constructed from this fabric inasmuch as air is a non-conductor of heat. Likewise, there will result a uniform elasticity of the garment in all directions. It is understood, of course, that any desired number of layersof the fabric may be superimposed one over the other, reversing the direction of the wales in each successive layer. Any suitable or ordinary means may be employed for securing said layers together, to form an integral fabric. For instance, this object may be accomplished by sewing, as shown in Fig. 5.

It will be noted that I have thus constructed a cellular elastic fabric which may be used in the making of clothing, especially underclothes, and which will possess the desirable qualities mentioned, and while I have described a certain specific and preferred method of construction, it is understood 1 may vary from the same in minor details, not departing from the spirit of my invention, so as best to constructthe fabric to meet commercial requirements, and as laid down in the appended claims.

What I claim to be new and patentable is:

1. A fabric composed of a number of superimposed layers of ribbed cloth, with the wales of the respective layers disposed transversely so as to form air cells throughout the fabric and so as to impart elasticity to the fabric.

2. A cloth fabric comprising a plurality of superimposed layers of ribbed cloth, with the wales of the layers disposed transversely to create intermediate air cells and to add elasticity; and means for uniting the layers together into an integral structure.

SAMUEL F. SWANTEES.

Witnesses A. K. DOBLE, A. M. Down. 

